Great story...and I think we have to warn people that running your first big Open Space will almost certainly require about 18 hours of sleep the following night, just so folks can be prepared!<div><br></div><div>Well done all...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Kerry Napuk <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:knapuk@gmail.com" target="_blank">knapuk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Listers<br><br>I would like to share the experience of a friend in Keri Keri, North Island, New Zealand on 7 June when he opened his first space. Kim's sole preparation was attending one of my events in Edinburgh a zillion years ago, a cry for help when he volunteered to help his newly elected member to Parliament who wanted to host two economic summits, a copy of my manual THE LARGE GROUP FACILITATOR'S GUIDE (Gower, 2003) and an hour on Skype. <br>
<br>I feel you will agree it was quite a debut!<br><br>Here is Kim's email report after the event:<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Kerry<br>Edinburgh<br>
<span><br>Hi Kerry,</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><span> </span></div>
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<div><span>Well
yesterday I DID IT!!! 220 people including 2 Cabinet Ministers and 4
other ministers. Several Iwi tribal leaders and lots of Maori attending
(insisting on changes to the Agenda 10 minutes before starting). But
it ran to plan, everyone embraced the process, we got interesting and
good results (that I still have to condense and analyse), and I received
nothing but compliments and gratitude from top down. SO a BIG thanks
to YOU for the manual and encouragement. The venue was crawling with
secret service people too. The first 45 minutes really pushed my comfort
zone right to the edge - I wanted to be anywhere but there. After
everyone got busy in break-out groups, I went for a coffee in the bar
and sat down to chew the fat with our Finance Minister and Energy &
Resources Minister for about 15 minutes. A surreal day. That night the
cabinet club of about thirty persons went to nearby Russell for drinks
and dinner with the Ministers and had a fun, grand evening. Yesterday
was my day in the limelight, and I enjoyed it! </span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span>On 10 July we do it all over again, complete with different ministers, this time looking for solutions and action plans. </span></div><div><span></span></div><div><span><br></span></div>
<div><span>So
buddy, I just wanted to share my Open Space news with you. But I'm absolutely shattered and going to bed now!</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>All the best,</span></div><div><span>Kim </span></div>
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